[BISHI]

Was it just me or were ALL the channels TV schedules a load of crap this year?? The wife and I did nothing but surf all the digital channels to find anything worth watching. To me it was all lazy lazy lazy with nothing but 'the top 50 this' or celebrity top 100 that', and most of those were repeated 2 or 3 times over the week. AND, I don't pay my TV license to watch BBC s christmas special event........TO THE BLOODY MANOR BORN 20 YRS ON !!!!! I am sorry but this was the worst Christmas viewing I have ever had the displeasure to complain about. Thank god for DVD s !!!!!

[nogg]

It was pretty awful, I agree.

[gomez1]

yeah was talking to my old man about this... it's been terrible this year

[Singh400]

Yup, Xmas telly sucked this year.

[Jacko Jab]

Ended up on Christmas day watching the 3-part "Only Fools and Horses" Christmas special from 10 years ago on UK Gold. I'm still of the opinion that they should have stopped making them after the Trotters became millionaires!

British TV is a joke these days IMO

[Steven]

I went on a BBC1 marathon xmas day evening-night. 2 Eastenders specials separated by the Doctor, Strictly Come Dancing was awesome and the Manor Barn or whatever it was called was surprisingly good

[Garrett]

Originally Posted by Jackojab

Ended up on Christmas day watching the 3-part "Only Fools and Horses" Christmas special from 10 years ago on UK Gold. I'm still of the opinion that they should have stopped making them after the Trotters became millionaires!

British TV is a joke these days IMO

Think the world and his wife would agree with you there, it was the perfect end.

As to British TV is a joke these days it does throw one or two gems out but not as consistant as it use to be, having good US programs on at a decent time seems to be a no go as well just wall to wall soaps and reality programs.

I recorded Shrek 2 and watched Polar Express which I did not care for but enjoyed Shrek. Also TV Burp

[vinvader]

The Extras christmas special tonight is the only thing that i've been looking forward to. I haven't watched anything on the telly channels this christmas all my viewing has been on DVD.

[Tight Git]

Originally Posted by Garrett

Think the world and his wife would agree with you there, it was the perfect end.

Well, TG and Mrs TG would certainly agree with that, although it would have meant missing that marvellous scene with Rodney and Cassandra as Gladiator and Policewoman.

But to get back on topic, yes, it was pretty dire over Christmas.

[red_flash]

Originally Posted by Tight Git

But to get back on topic, yes, it was pretty dire over Christmas.

barely touched my free sat box such is the level of "TV"

[Knyght_byte]

perhaps the TV industry saw the huge levels of digital bits and bobs (ie consoles, PC's and the like) being sold this year that they figured there wouldnt be many people watching telly anyhow......just a thought.

agree on F&H's ending on the triple bill, the batman & robin scene is just awesome..heh

[Kevo]

The Comedy Christmas on BBC2 on Xmas eve was YET ANOTHER EXCUSE to put together a load of old xmas tv clips that we've seen a million times before.
Not only that, they repeated it the following night on XMAS DAY

And later on there was the 'Comedy Connections on Red Dwarf',. Just how many different ways can they dress up these old clips programmes

And on the other side was a 'best of French and Saunders' compilation

And now panel progs like QI, Buzzcocks are at it with their 'compilation finales'

LAZY, LAZY, LAZY and the Beeb seem to be the LAZIEST of them all

[Tight Git]

Maybe they've at last realised that, although Christmas viewing figures look attractive, with large family gatherings and lots of booze, nobody is actually watching the screen!

[RMCF]

Xmas TV was shocking this year.

Perhaps its just nostalgia, but it does seem to be getting worse every year, with this easily the worst I can remember.

What I really want to see stop in 2008 is the never ending list of 'Top 100 worst ...' and 'Top 50 Most Embarrassing ....' type shows, who have to wheel on non-entities who you don;t know until they put their name across the bottom with 'comedian' underneath. And then you still don't know them

The most irritating show of the Xmas period for me was the look back at Dragons Den. Now I used to never miss this show and really looked forward to it. But it was ruined by a couple of things:

1) Main one. Why is Gods name did we have to have that fat, unfunny git Chris Moyles, Dame Kelly Holmes etc on every 60secs telling us their thoughts on everything? What a waste of time.

2) The show seemed to spend 95% of its time showing the clips that would show people up, the slaggings, being turned down etc. Very little positives from people who actually did well. The show over the last few series has for me gone down the X Factor route, where all the Dragons do now is try to come up with the wittiest put-downs. They used to offer advice but now they think they are the stars. They used to just say calmly 'dont think its a great idea and I am not interested in investing', but now they can't wait to call the inventor stupid, rip their finances to bits, call them an idiot, tell them how they are bored etc.

[BISHI]

Originally Posted by Tight Git

Maybe they've at last realised that, although Christmas viewing figures look attractive, with large family gatherings and lots of booze, nobody is actually watching the screen!

No !!!!, Most people resorted to booze, inane family chat and useless board games BECAUSE the scheduling was so pathetic. There was nothing better to do cos there was sweet FA to watch !!!

....

[Knyght_byte]

Originally Posted by Kevo

[B]
And now panel progs like QI, Buzzcocks are at it with their 'compilation finales'

to be fair, the QI one was the outtakes, not compilation of previously seen stuff.......some hilarious stuff was cut too....wonder if that was on purpose so they could screen it later or just random cutting as most of the show is funny anyhow...lol

love to go see them filming that one day

[krish]

Caught the Spice Girls programme on BBC1 yesterday evening
- a licence fee funded advert for their reunion tour / greatest hits

Noticed Geri/ginger go on about her 'glamour shots', and that they were 'only topless' - now that was BS from what I recall

[ydnab40]

Here's a link for you all to browse. It has old bbc tv listings and includes every Christmas day schedule from 1936 to 2006. Just though it may be of some interest to you all.

http://www.tvradiobits.co.uk/tellyyears/

[SG-22]

Originally Posted by ydnab40

Here's a link for you all to browse. It has old bbc tv listings and includes every Christmas day schedule from 1936 to 2006. Just though it may be of some interest to you all.

http://www.tvradiobits.co.uk/tellyyears/

what a great link! i even remember some of thoes christmas covers (how sad am i lol)

love the first show from 1936 'Christmas Turkey - A demonstration of carving by BJ Hulbert' classic, now why dont we get informative programs like that anymore

[red_flash]

Originally Posted by ydnab40

Here's a link for you all to browse. It has old bbc tv listings and includes every Christmas day schedule from 1936 to 2006. Just though it may be of some interest to you all.

http://www.tvradiobits.co.uk/tellyyears/

gerat link.

Looking back they don't look so good but then they are only the BBC listings and of course ITV had the Star Wars films. Also people didn't have the same choice so the big Christmas films were quite often the first time people saw these films. I'd love to see listings for BBC ITV and Channel 4 over the Christmas period rather than just Christmas Day.

[BISHI]

The BBC have recently had a masive cut in their budget and I reckon that the rubbish scheduling is a direct result of that. I have seen the same programme listed 3 or 4 times over the week on BBC channels. They seem to be copying the cheaper freeview/satellite channels by constantly replaying cheap documentries or even cheaper 'top 100 whatevers.' It is a real shame that what was the best TV producing company in the world is in danger of becoming second rate.